| Title: | Formaldehyde and TVOC emission behavior of laminate flooring by structure of laminate flooring and heating condition |
| Address: | "Lab of Adhesion and Bio-Composites, Program in Environmental Materials Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.08.086 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-3336 (Electronic) 0304-3894 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Formaldehyde was measured with a desiccator, a 20 L chamber and the FLEC method. The formaldehyde emission rate from laminate was the highest at 32 degrees C using the desiccator, which then decreased with time. The formaldehyde emission using the 20 L small chamber and FLEC showed a similar tendency. There was a strong correlation between the formaldehyde and total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) with both types of floorings using the two different methods. The formaldehyde emission rate and TVOC results were higher when tested using the FLEC method than with the 20 L small chamber method. The emission rate was affected by the joint edge length in laminate flooring. Toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene were the main VOCs emitted from laminate flooring, and there were more unidentified VOCs emitted than identified VOCs. The samples heated with a floor heating system emitted more formaldehyde than those heated using an air circulation system due to the temperature difference between the bottom panel and flooring. The TVOC emission level of the samples was higher when an air circulation system was used than when a floor heating system was used due to the high ventilation rate" |
| Keywords: | *Floors and Floorcoverings Formaldehyde/*chemistry *Heating Volatile Organic Compounds/*chemistry; |
| Notes: | "MedlineAn, Jae-Yoon Kim, Sumin Kim, Hyun-Joong eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2010/09/28 J Hazard Mater. 2011 Mar 15; 187(1-3):44-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.08.086. Epub 2010 Aug 27" |
